Tottenham sign Sávio from Manchester City in £75m deal
Tottenham have completed the signing of Sávio from Manchester City for an initial £75m, continuing an extraordinary summer of investment under Roberto De Zerbi.
The deal could rise by a further £10m through add-ons and represents a significant profit for City, who signed the Brazil international from Troyes in 2024. The winger, previously generally known as Savinho, will now use the name Sávio as he begins the next stage of his Premier League career in north London.
De Zerbi gets a specialist one-on-one winger
Sávio's attraction to Tottenham is clear from a tactical perspective. The 22-year-old is comfortable receiving the ball in wide areas, attacking defenders directly and carrying possession into the final third. Those qualities are central to the attacking football De Zerbi wants to build at Spurs. His output at Manchester City was inconsistent, but Tottenham are betting on his potential rather than simply his numbers from his final season at the Etihad Stadium. Sávio produced four goals and three assists last season, having previously shown greater creative output earlier in his City career and during his breakthrough campaign with Girona.
Tottenham rebuild gathers pace
The Brazilian is only one part of a much wider transformation. Tottenham have invested heavily across the squad and are also moving to bring Omar Marmoush from Manchester City. The scale of the spending reflects the club's desire to move decisively away from two difficult domestic seasons and provide De Zerbi with a squad capable of playing his preferred style.
For Manchester City, the fee represents excellent business on a player who never became an automatic starter. For Tottenham, the calculation is different: they believe Sávio's best years remain ahead of him.
The pressure will now be on De Zerbi to turn considerable investment into a coherent attacking unit rather than a collection of expensive individuals.
Sávio gives him another player capable of changing games from wide positions. The next task is translating that individual quality into consistent Premier League results.
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